South African Bloggers

Below is a list of South African book bloggers.

If you too are a South African who has a book reviewing blog, or if you regularly review and promote South African fiction and would like to be on this list, please contact violininavoid(at)gmail(dot)com with the following information

the name of your blog

a link to your blog

your tagline, if you have one

the genres you most often review

(optional) any other important information eg. If you also write movie reviews, if you specialise in indie fiction, etc. Please keep this brief (1-2 lines max).

Bibliophilia – Bibliophile (n) – A person who collects or loves books. From Fantasy to Fiction to Non-Fiction, I pretty much read ’em all.Genres: Eclectic, but favouring YA, mystery series, biographies, and the occasional classic.

Blog of a BookaholicGenres: Mostly children’s fiction and YA.
I also take part in blog tours and I read and review books written by indie authors.

Book Fairy HavenGenres: PrimarilyYA, with a focus on paranormal, contemporary, dystopian and fantasy fiction. I review a certain amount of adult fiction, including magical realism, fantasy, dystopian and paranormal fiction.

The Book MusingsGenres: Historical fiction, classics and mysteries.
I regularly review books offered to me for review and I’ve also started participating in book tours.

Crushing CindersGenres: Mostly YA and children’s picture books, including but not restricted to indie books.
I am a school librarian in South Africa.

Just Reading For FunGenres: Almost any, but with a focus on paranormal romance, zombies and dystopian fiction.
I occasionally review movies and host book tours. I have a soft spot for indie authors and feature them on my blog regularly.

The Mystery CornerDedicated to all things crime and mysteryGenres: I’ll read almost anything, although my favourite genres are crime, mystery, suspense and thriller. I focus on our local writers in these genres, both in Afrikaans and English.

Violin in a VoidGenres: speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror) and the occasional crime thriller, with a preference for cross-genre fiction, especially if there’s mythology in the mix. I favour the inventive/quirky/downright weird over genre trends.